Milk bottle



g- 1937' I J. M. SANSBY 7 2,088,873

' MILK BOTTLE Filed July 1, 1935 Patented Aug. 3, 1937 UNITED STATESPATENT E 2 Claims.

This invention relates to containers of the type in which liquid foodsare stored and periodically dispensed therefrom, the device beingparticularly adapted for use as a container or bottle for milk, creamand other beverages. Heretofore considerable attention has been paid tothe delivery of such bottles to the user in sanitary condition, but theconstruction heretofore employed has led to contamination of thecontents due to the dripping or flow during the pouring of the contentsonto the outside of the bottle and upon the surfaces which must begripped to dispense the contents.

It is an object of this invention to provide a novel container or bottleof this class adapted to guard against contamination of the contents bypreventing the flow thereof to the exterior surfaces which are normallygrasped and by guarding against the grasping of such portions of thecontainer as are reached by the contents.

A particular object is to provide a bottle having a neck so constructedthat thedrip or flow over or onto the outside is prevented and having aflange whereby application of the hand of the user to the lip or spoutportion of the bottle is guarded against.

Referring to the accompanying drawing which illustrates the best form ofmy device at present known to me:

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the neck or upper portion of myimproved container, and

Figure 2 is a central, vertical section through the same showing indotted lines the normal position of a cap or cover, of ordinary form, onthe bottle.

My improved bottle has a body portion 3 of ordinary or suitable shapewhich tapers upward to form a neck 4 adapted to be gripped in pouringfrom the top opening of the bottle. Above the upper extremity of theneck 4 is an annular guard flange 5 and spaced a substantial distanceabove the flange 5 is an annular flange 6. Between the flanges 5 and 6is a substantially reduced portion or groove 1 which is wide enough toprevent the bridging across from one flange to the other of beveragesflowing from the neck of the bottle. Sharply angular corners 8 at thetop and bottom of the flange 6 are adapted to perform the importantfunction of a drip or flow breaker to eliminate the following of liquidaround the flange and down the exterior of the bottle during the pouringoperation.

The groove 1 is also sufliciently open and wide to facilitate thecleaning and sterilizing of the bottle in the ordinary washing machinesand the upper surface 9 of the lower flange 5 slopes out and downabruptly so as to readily drain off any wash water or other liquid thatmay be applied to or reach the groove 1. The drainage of the groove isfurther facilitated by forming a plurality of radially directed,abruptly sloping grooves ID in the surface 9. The lower surface of theflange 5 is substantially horizontal and approximately perpendicular tothe outer surface of the flange 5 to make the flange more effective inguarding against the application of the hand of the user to the portionsof the neck above the flange 5.

The bottle may be closed by the usual or suitable disk cap ii fittingwithin an annular, internal recess in the neck of the bottle. Theexterior surfaces near the top of the bottle may be protected in transitby an outer cover [2 held in place by a wire or binding member l3encircling the outer surface of the cover beneath the flange 5. Theflange 6 is preferably somewhat greater in diameter than the flange 5 tofacilitate the fitting of the cover I2 and also to cause any drip fromthe flange 6 to fall free of the flange 5 when the bottle is stoodupright.

In use, after removal of the disk II and cover 92 the contents aredispensed by gripping the neck 4 beneath the flange 5 and pouring fromthe open neck over the top of the flange 6. By my arrangement of theabruptly angular or sharp edges 8 of the flange 6 the stream of liquidduring pouring breaks sharply over the top and does not flow down overthe outer surfaces, while the flange 5 guards the upper extremities ofthe bottle from contaminating by the hand of the user.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protectby Letters Patent is:

l. The combination in a liquid dispensing bottle having a neck portionadapted to be grasped, of a guard flange projecting from the normallyupper extremity of said neck portion, the top of said flange havingdrainage grooves sloping steeply out and down radially of the bottle andan annular pouring flange spaced upwardl from said guard and formed witha sharply angular rim adapted to break the flow of liquid during thepouring operation and to guard against the passage of the same upon thesurfaces between said flanges.

2. The combination in a bottle for liquid dairy products and the like,said bottle having a neck portion adapted to be grasped, of a guardflange projecting from the normally upper extremity of the said portion,the top of said flange having drainage grooves sloping steeply out anddown radially of the bottle and an annular pour- I ing flange spacedupwardly from said guard flange and formed to deflect the liquid fromsaid guard flange during the pouring operation.

JOSEPH M. SANSBY.

